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Grants

BRIDGE Discovery

Status

Status not published

Annual call. 2026 deadline: 28 April 2026, 17:00 Swiss time; interviews 15–16 October 2026.

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Amount
850,000 CHF

Up to CHF 850'000 per applicant over four years, covering salary costs for project employees and expenses directly related to running the project; the applicant's own salary is generally excluded.

Funder

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF) und Innosuisse – BRIDGE

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Annual call. 2026 deadline: 28 April 2026, 17:00 Swiss time; interviews 15–16 October 2026.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Experienced researchers employed at a Swiss research institution (RIPA Art. 4 & 5) at a minimum of 50% FTE, able to lead research independently. Individual or consortium of up to three applicants.

How to apply

  1. Confirm employment at a Swiss research institution at a minimum of 50% FTE. — link
  2. Prepare the proposal balancing research and implementation. — link
  3. Submit via mysnf.ch before the annual deadline. — link
  4. Interviews in October.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

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Source. https://www.bridge.ch/en/discovery/

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Source: www.bridge.ch

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